Date of Graduation
5-2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Education
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Department
Curriculum and Instruction
Advisor/Mentor
Lorah, Elizabeth
Committee Member/Reader
Holyfield, Christine
Committee Member/Second Reader
Brenna Griffen
Abstract
This study’s purpose was to provide intervention support with communication for participants on the autism spectrum between the ages of four and five years old before entering kindergarten using a handheld speech-generating device (SGD). With a multiple-baseline across-subjects approach, participants gained the skills to communicate their knowledge on kindergarten readiness questions whether verbally or through the assistance of a handheld speech-generating device (SGD) exposed to them during the intervention. This single-subject research study done during my internship taught school-readiness social questions to preschool students with autism with generalization to the natural environment teaching (NET). Using the natural environment teaching method allowed applied behavior analysis (ABA) practitioners to incorporate the learner's natural environment into the teaching, development, and generalization of the skills. During my time completing the internship at the Sunshine School in Rogers, Arkansas we asked participants a variety of personal questions and colors to gauge their kindergarten readiness levels.
Keywords
AAC; Kindergarten Readiness; Autism
Citation
Leighr, M. (2024). School Readiness Social Questions and Generalization to NET Using AAC Devices for Early Childhood Students with Autism. Curriculum and Instruction Undergraduate Honors Theses Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/cieduht/40
Included in
Disability and Equity in Education Commons, Early Childhood Education Commons, Special Education and Teaching Commons
